How to build customer loyalty in your restaurant.

Food & Beverage Asset Management

Cooking Europe. Tilburg, April 26th 2022

You already have an idea or concept of what you want for your restaurant. You have drawn up a perfect plan to attract your future guests and you are about to start your gastronomic project.

Giving good food to your customers is one of the most important parts, and also when you are creating interesting gastronomic experiences, you always have to keep in mind that the idea will last over time. Opening a restaurant or a Food & Beverage concept is not easy, even when everything is studied to the limit. For this reason, more and more entrepreneurs are being advised by consultants in Food & Beverage.

Here we have the main elements to build customer loyalty in your restaurant.

Interior design

When entering a restaurant we have to feel that wow factor that leaves us speechless. The characteristics of the interior design have to be adapted to the client and of course be operationally comfortable for the waiters, cooks and other workers of the establishment.

All objects and furniture in the restaurant must be chosen in such a way that the gastronomic experience fulfills its fundamental objectives. The gastronomic concept has to be consistent with the materials we use in the interior design.

Ambient

Creating a good atmosphere is not easy and it also goes hand in hand with interior design. The menu or the kitchen activates our senses and by putting together that good atmosphere, we can experience a true feeling of happiness. The lighting, the music, the people and the service makes for a pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant.

Trends

Following gastronomic trends and new ideas that come from everywhere are a good way to express and keep the restaurant guests always active with the brand. This does not mean changing our identity or what makes us different, but it does help our hospitality establishment to be up-to-date and to be able to adapt over time so that guests see something new every time.

Quality

When opening a new Food & Beverage space, we know that the quality of what we serve is essential, but can we maintain that quality for a long time? This is one of the most complicated issues and that is why all the products and ingredients that we use as well as the development of the service must be well standardized. Everything has to be in conjunction with the initial idea and never lose the north. It is mandatory to taste, taste and taste again, as only by analyzing again all the services and products that we provide, we will know if we are always contributing quality to the project.

Training

We have probably been many times in bars or restaurannts where we love the interior design, or where they give us great food. We have also had very interesting gastronomic experiences but perhaps we have felt that certain things were not quite perfect.

Training is essential so that the entire human team that works in the establishment can influence our way of understanding the concept. Training employees on the idea and how we want to develop it is the best we can do to guarantee the proper functioning of the restaurant and guest loyalty. If the client feels comfortable with the service and sees that they have good training, they will always return to our establishment.

Rate opinions

Finally, do we listen to guests? Do we understand what they ask from us every time they enter our hospitality establishment? We know what we want when opening a restaurant, but do we analyze what the client expects from us?

If we adapt to the guest and listen to their opinions, we can increasingly create a complete gastronomic experience and keep our guests coming back.

Well, here we have many of the ideas that we at Cooking Europe analyze when building customer loyalty in a restaurant and that help all entrepreneurs who want to carry out a lasting gastronomic project over time, achieve it.